canesdukegirl BSN, RN

Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management

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    Iv site labeling, instant removal for no date

    canesdukegirl replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    I don't imagine this will go over well in the Peds
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    How many Hours per Week do you work

    canesdukegirl replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Scheduled for 40, but it never fails that a red trauma comes through my pager at 1700 (it's trauma season), so I don't leave until things have been settled. I have been averaging 50 hours for the past...
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    Calling Nurse Managers for jobs

    canesdukegirl replied to NICUPICURN's topic in General Nursing

    This post is almost a year old. OP, did you find a suitable job that you
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    New Director

    canesdukegirl replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Does your facility have a Risk Management department? When a supervisor's behavior is out of line, I try to address it first with them and then start writing detailed, factual incident reports. These...
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    Movement within the hospital after the OR

    canesdukegirl replied to smcelroy5's topic in Operating Room

    A friend of mine was in your same dilemma a few years ago. She loved the OR and was accepted into a highly competitive OR nurse resident position. However, much like you, she felt that she needed to...
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    Perforated bowel

    canesdukegirl replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to ask you if the pt had a resection with or without a
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    Perforated bowel

    canesdukegirl replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    It is common to have +BS with impaction. Unfortunately, unless you do a rectal exam, there is no way to know if your pt is impacted. Things are moving through, but come to a roadblock right at the end...
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    DONE as a 'nurse.' What else is there to do??

    canesdukegirl replied to Epona's topic in Nursing Career

    It sounds like you do well with one task at a time: given an objective, you need to think it through thoroughly, develop a plan and think about how you will implement it. Does that sound accurate? If...
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    I hate ignorant people...

    canesdukegirl replied to sarah620's topic in General Nursing

    It's ok that people don't understand what we do. The important thing is that YOU understand what you do, the impact that you are making on a daily basis, and the joy and fulfillment that YOU...
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    Bedside charting?! Is this the new norm? VENT!

    canesdukegirl replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    I envy you! I can't chart and talk at the same time. It used to drive me crazy when a rep would try to strike up conversation with me when I was trying to chart in the OR. I am simply not smart enough...
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    How to respond after shadowing experiences

    canesdukegirl replied to everthesame's topic in General Nursing

    Do exactly as she requested-state your preference. She may very well need to fill both positions and is of the mind-set of 'first come, first served'. If you prefer the weekend option, it is likely...
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    New OR Nurse Here

    canesdukegirl replied to betty67's topic in Operating Room

    Congratulations to you! I hope that you will enjoy OR nursing as much as I do. I truly cannot imagine doing anything else. A few tips: 1. Have some breakfast. If you have a high protein breakfast to...
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    4th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    canesdukegirl replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    C'mon! All I asked is why you didn't become a doctor instead of just a nurse! I thought it was a
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    Bedside charting?! Is this the new norm? VENT!

    canesdukegirl replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    I have mixed feelings about bedside charting. On the one hand, if you have touch screens, it CAN be faster to chart. One the other hand, it can also appear insensitive to chart on the computer with...
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    Incorrect counts at shift change

    canesdukegirl replied to lisa203's topic in Operating Room

    I have added wrong before on my count sheet, and have been in exactly the same situation you describe. Now I write the needle count up on a whiteboard so that the scrub can see it too. I also record...
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    Double gloving?

    canesdukegirl replied to NursePaul70's topic in Operating Room

    I don't know how many of you have experienced this, but I have noticed that non-latex gloves tend to rip much more readily than latex gloves. Recently there has been a progressive move to dispense...
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    charge pay

    canesdukegirl replied to suhlir's topic in General Nursing

    It seems so wrong that charge nurses don't get paid more than a couple of dollars an hour more. The workload is frustrating and the charge nurse is held accountable for a montage of things that are...
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    "I don't need a scrub nurse for this case"...

    canesdukegirl replied to ORgoodie's topic in Operating Room

    It concerns me a great deal that emergency surgery is being delayed FOR WHATEVER REASON. If this is, in fact, occurring at your hospital, this suggests a lapse or a break down in the quality of...
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    Dealing with Circulators as a New Student.

    canesdukegirl replied to gymnut's topic in Operating Room

    Great advice, Sandra. The only way we can change the culture of a toxic environment is if we take that first brave (and sometimes scary) step by refusing to be bullied. It sounds so much easier than...
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    Pins or options to store staff jewelry

    canesdukegirl replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

    You can get 'tailor grade' safety pins at any fabric store. Don't forget to thread the pin through some part of your undergarments (I just pin mine directly onto my bra strap, but I have seen others...
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    "Really...all I need is a bovie and a hemostat"

    canesdukegirl posted a topic in Operating Room

    Haven't you all heard this one before? The surgeon that just needs "15 minutes to do a quick I&D". So you open a minor pack, open a minor tray and wait for the pt to roll in. The surgeon comes...
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    I was tossed under the bus.

    canesdukegirl replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    Oh honey, so sorry you went through this embarrassing dilemma. We all forget things from time to time...don't beat yourself up too
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    Excema in the OR

    canesdukegirl replied to luclmarie's topic in Operating Room

    What kind of scrub did you use? CHG? Avagard?
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    Appropriate student observation in OR or not?

    canesdukegirl replied to ELS 1957's topic in Operating Room

    While you offer a good point that the discipline of both the instructor and the student are the result of "CYA" mentality, hospital policies in this situation might not have been clear to the...
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    is there something wrong with this picture?

    canesdukegirl replied to Carlene1969's topic in Operating Room

    Can you ask your NM for another FTE for housekeeping? It seems like y'all are spread pretty thin as it